Chassis No.

4607


Engine No.

2263/62E


Transaxle No.

92



The Ferrari 250 GT/L-better known as the Berlinetta Lusso (meaning Luxury)-is widely regarded as one of the most elegant Ferrari Grand Turismos ever built.

Introduced at the 1962 Paris Salon as the successor to the 250 GT Pinin Farina Coupe, the Lusso signaled a departure from the coachbuilder's "cubist" period which had defined its designs since the mid-1950s.

The new, unfettered styling nodded to the 250 GT SWB while debuting a more prominent grille treatment and dramatically projecting headlights.

A beautifully drawn waistline began at the A-pillars, swept across the rear quarters, and terminated in an abrupt Kamm tail-an aerodynamic cue shared with Ferrari's competition benchmark, the 250 GTO.



Beneath its sculpted bodywork, the Lusso's similarities with its competition-bred stablemates continued.

Its chassis, which descended directly from the GTO, adopted two Watts linkages binding the differential case to the...